Victoria Awbrey returns to the Registration Committee for the 2025 Annual Meeting in June. She was one of 26 members appointed by SBC President Clint Pressley. The registration committee is called “to supervise the registration of messengers, to oversee the operations of the registration desk, and to rule upon any questions which may arise in […]
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Hunt trial on hold for now
Nashville | In an order issued Monday, May 12, Judge William L. Campbell Jr. announced that the jury trial in the lawsuit brought by Johnny Hunt against the Southern Baptist Convention and others has been canceled. The trial was set to begin June 17. Campbell wrote that his decision was “due to the parties’ pending motions […]
‘To preserve unity’ S.C. megachurch withdraws
Newspring Church in South Carolina has chosen to leave the Southern Baptist Convention in the interest of “preserving unity in the Body of Christ” rather than face further scrutiny about a woman teaching pastor on its staff. The megachurch with 13 locations across the state was interviewed by the SBC Credentials Committee for its inclusion […]
Trump appoints pastors to key posts
Washington, DC | Former Arkansas governor, presidential candidate, talk show host, and Baptist pastor Mike Huckabee was confirmed as U. S. Ambassador to Israel in April. He is one of several pastors named to high posts in the Trump Administration. Former pastor and staff member of Prestonwood Baptist Church in the Dallas Metroplex, Scott Turner, […]
Mohler questions ERLC’s ‘utility,’ draws pushback from Commission’s defenders
Nashville, Tenn. | An SBC entity president has expressed “grave doubts” about the usefulness of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) in Southern Baptist life. The ERLC and its advocates followed those comments with a flurry of defense for the Convention’s public policy Commission. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said he […]
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